10:45 PM,
Jul. 3, 2013

District 4 Constable Jon Lewis

Written by

Brian Eason
beason@jackson.gannett.com

A Hinds County constable who says he supports open carry in the state was mistakenly listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit trying to block it.

District 4 Constable Jon Lewis says he doesn't know how he ended up as a part of the lawsuit, but insists he is "1 million percent" in support of the open carry bill, which was supposed to take effect Monday before a Hinds County Circuit Court judge issued an emergency injunction to stop it.

"I'm a super gun nut," Lewis said. "I'm like the polar opposite of what they're trying to do here." ...